Projection machine



July Z5, 1933. EH. OWENS PROJECTION MACHINE Filed April 4 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet, l

Freeman H. Owens @251,3 if? fiom/tmf' F. H. OWENS PROJECTION MACHINE July 25, 1933;

Filed April 4, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet. .2,

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in Fig. 3 of the drawings. rlhe operating mechanism for the projecting machine B is driven or operated by a motor generally designated as C mounted in the lamp housing A or in the base r stand generally designated as D to whichI the lamp housing A is fixed, said motor C being connected to the picture' projecting apparatus B in a manner to permit the relative movement between the projecting apparatus and the lamp housn the preferred construction of the invention the vprojecting apparatus B is mounted on and supported by the lamp housing A, the projecting apparatus B being so `movable relatively to the lamp housing A as to permit the fixing of lthe optical axis of the illumination system of said lamp housing. To accomplish the desired objects of the invention, the mounting of the projecting apparatus B is such that the axis of picture projection designated by the dotdash line 10 (see Figs. 2 and n3) is movable over a wide angular range for .shifting the angle of projection without necessitating any change in movement in the optical axis of the illuminating system, this being produced bypmaking the movement of the projection axis of the projector take place about the axis of the optical illumination system, such axis being designated by the dot-dash line 11, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. In the specic embodiment of the invention, the lamp housing A includes an optical system consisting of the condenser lenses l2 arranged in a condenser lens mounting 13 which may form an integral part of the casing 14 of the lamp housing,a lamp 15 as the source of illumination and an adjustable focusing reflecting device generally designated as 16 removably mounted in the casing 14 of the lamp housing, these components of the illumination system being arranged in the optical axis 1l. The picture projecting apparatus B correspondingly embodies the usual projection lens system 17, the optical axis 10 of which is arranged to intersect the illumination axis ll, the arrangement being furthermore such that the plane generated by themovement of the projection axis l0 is normal to the illumina- At the intersection of these axes I locate or arrange the redector i8, which reflector is mounted in the projector B for movement therewith, this redector serving the obvious purpose of changing the direction of the illumination axis 11 to one coincident with the variable projection axis 10.

The projection apparatus B is preferably a combined camera and motion picture projector and will be described further. in detail hereinafter; and when used as a camera is intended to be removed from the lamp housing A.. The projector B is therefore nomma made removably attachable to the lamp housing A, a very convenient form of attachment being made by utilizing the condenser mounting 13 as the tilt-able support for the projector B, the said projector being provided with a sleeve or hub 1,9 which may be formed integral with the projector casing,

which sleeve tits over and is received by the condenser lens mounting 13.. The mounting 13 is preferably provided with an annular groove 20 in which rides the spring pressed plunger 21 mounted in the sleeve 19, this being provided for preventing accidental removal or dislocation of the projecting apparatus B. o

For fixing or loclring the projector B in any adjusted position l provide a connecting means generally designated as 22 which connects the lower pa'rt of the projector B with the base D of the assembly, said connecting means preferably comprising a pair of telescoping or relatively slidable link members 23 and 24 pivotally attached by means of the pivot pins 25 and 26 respectively to the projecting apparatus B and base D respectively, said link members being secured or locked together in any position of adjustment of the projector by means of the loclr nut 27 which embodies a screw element 28 xed to the link member 24 and having a head slidable in an elongated aperture 29 in the linlr member 23, the said screw 28 carrying a thumb nut 30.

With the construction thus far recited, it will be seen that the combined camera and projector B may be readily removed from or mounted on the lam housing A by the ready manipulation o the locking means 27 and by slipping the casing of the projector B on to or olf the condenser mounting of the lamp lioush'igq It will be also evident that angular adjustment of' the projector may be had with a fixed axis illumination system, this permitting the rugged and stationary mounting of the lamp housing and enabling the stable mounting of the projecting apparatus on the stationary lamp housing. lt will be seen, moreover, that the arrangement affords the possibility of assembling the illumination system and the projection apparatus transversely one with respect to the other, and results in the production of a compact and very portable assembly., lt is to be noted, moreover, that the projector B is mounted' to move about an axis above the center of gravity thereof and loclied by means located below the center of gravity thereof, this yielding a very easily or lightly tiltable construction, the facile tilting of which is assisted by confining the weight and bulk of removable parts to the projector per' seand thus re-` ducing the same to a substantial minimum.

As heretofore mentioned, the operating mechanism of the projector B is adapted to on elongated cylindrical contour 'orined he driven ny the motor( C, which in scoordence with my present invention is inonnted in the losse ot the lomp housing A. The seid motor comprises field 3l and in srnisftnre 32, the shoin't 33 otl which is jonrnsled in horizontal supports Bt end 85 provided in the lnrnp housing or casing., This inotory C is connected to s, pinion or gear 86 of the projector B, which pinion orins the diive pinion tor till ot the operating7 niechcnisno oi the picture projector, Sonie oi Whic disclosed herein sind all oi2 which is particularly described and claimed Patents No. l,833,37l,issned Nov., 24:, No. l'i, issued Moy 3 i932 connection lieti/veen the inotor i) drive pinion 3o losing snch es pei tiltaloility and reinovtiloility ot the proie To ecconiplish the desired end croi o tleziihle drive element l? conned inotcr drive pinion 36.) sei drive or sheiat 37 loeingiiixed one enti `sheit carrying pinion 38 inesT d W pinion 39 attached to the ioottoin end o c ovehlv' J tnchnlole et its other end to the hy ineens of e coupling7 device device All) comprises n ciilly n screiv threaded elein l e oy correspondingly thieo oi socliet l2 'ioringing7 part of 1g, the screw threaded ele g spring pressed clnt ich nietes with o clutch fcc ciivev pinion t@ `when the coW l is screwed into its soclfet will novvv he apparent to which ossists in weighting thno rer` ingjstohle conihined seinioly ini-ty he held ststioneiy projecting1 apparatus is inoved ongle oit projection, and thc' projecting appare-ins nfisy tniis los dissccieted troni the driving1 inotor when is to loe iised es n confiere, eration oil the inotor from 'the inotion projecting `inechenisni is nlso en portent factor in minimizing the WeighJ loiilli et the niovnlole projector ports The lmnp housing A inny receive `tiny snit elole design ond preterohly the seine is given l into the arising tl, said casing having e reinovw ole top or csp l5 which lstterds provided `with the iisnnl heme plates el@ end the venti-z lation openingstl. 'The lonip l5 tney he mounted in any suitable socket such os the inoto' For securing e further ventilation in the and the operation of the motor9 the 'loose l) is piovided with o lsnip switch 5l sind the inotor hutten lhe esmero end picture projecting npperzitiis is shown snd described rnoie i.9 detail in iny aforesaid Potent No. ltl? issiied Mey 3, i932? the seme losing shown herein ns including e corners lens system 53 located helovv the projection lens mount l@ the letter being ntilizelole to snppoiu lens and inirror systern when projector is nsed as c cantiere, the pro t l? being 'for *his purpose piovicle i with e vietv-i'inding lens i gene'fnlly designate-d 54;. The s l snfi includes (i or o ving the through s non sprocket when fee -np reel 58., the e belt and A l on narrow, elong` i z i t i n icn are sdyiistooly n *i the casino of l" e nte incl l seid ptite ceing l ineens ot e s The r ctor cosine' E D nitty, ii e hand strop (in projection nico l id the nonni ionsniziy oe nic 'i "1 'i' seo Without cl c the invention, dei* i. on picture equipment coinpris in conioinotion, ii rel tively hee-Vy stationl housing containing on optical il lninin tion systern having n large hose tor stability., ond e coniloined motion picture confiere, and projecting apparatus detachelily and oscillotnloly mounted on scid lonip housing and including sin optical projection systeni illuminated hy the seid illumination systeni9 shutter ond hlm moving mechenisni, the seid optical illumination systein having n tixed a iis and the said optical pro- `iection system having on airis which eine s intersectsthe seid fixed exis ot the illnininet-ion system vvhile being inovolole with the seid coinhined confiere ond projecting opporstus in order to change the :ingle of pic ture projection, ond redector at the intersecting axes.

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2. Motion picture equipment comprising, in combination, a relatively heavy stationary lamp housing having an optical illumination system including a lamp and a. plurality of condenser lenses supported in a tubular boss projecting from the lamp housing, and a combined motion picture camera and projection apparatus detachably and tiltably mounted on said boss and having an optical projection system and lm moving mechanism, the said optical Villumination system having a fixed axis and the said optical projection system having an axis Which is tiltable with the said combined apparatus about an axis coincident with said tixed axis to change the angle of picture projection, and a reflector at the intersection ot said axes.

3. Motion picture equipment comprising, in combination, a relativelyheavy stationarily mounted lamp housing, and a relatively light and portable combined motiorrpicture camera and projecting apparatus illuminated from and mounted on and 'detachably carried as a unit by said lamp housing when the apparatus is used as a projector, saidv combined camera andprojecting apparatus including tilm moving mechanism and being oscillatably movable as a unit relatively to the lamp housing for adjusting the angle of picture projection.

4. Motion picture equipment comprising, in combination, a relatively heavy stationary supporting stand, a lamp housing xed to said stand, and a relatively light and portable combined motion picture camera and projecting apparatus illuminated from and oscillatably and detachably mounted on said lamp housing and stand, said apparatus comprising an optical projection system, a camera lens system, and shutter and film moving mechanism associated with said lens system, and means for adjusting said combined camera and projecting apparatus as a unit relatively to said lamp housing when said apparatus is mounted for projector' use on said lamp housing in order to change the direction of picture projection.

5. Motion picture equipment comprising, in combination, a stationary supporting base, a lamp housing lixed to said base, an optical illuminationsystem in said housing, a tubular boss projecting horizontally from said lamp housing with its axis coincident with that of the illumination system, and a combined motion picture camera and projecting apparatus illuminated by said illumination system andtiltably and detachably mounted on said tubular boss, said combined apparatus comprising an optical projection system and shutter and iilm moving mechanism, and being tiltable as a unit about an axis located a substantial distance above the center of gravity ot said apparatus,

housing, a motor mounted in sai neit-mea 6. Motion picture equipment comprising, in combination, a stationary supporting base, a lamp housing ixed to said base, and a combined motion picture camera and projecting apparatus illuminated from and carried by but detachable from said lamp housing and tiltable thereon to adjust the angle of picture projection, and means connecting the apparatus with the base operative or locking the apparatus in any desired adjusted position. D

7. Motion picture equipment comprising, in combination, a relatively stationary lamp housing, a motor mounted in said lamp housing, a combined motion picture camera and projecting apparatus illuminated from said lamp housing and mounted externally of the lamp housing for movement relatively to said lamphousing, and a flexible drive connecting said motor with said combined motion picture camera and projecting apparatus in order to drive the latter.

8. Motion picture equipment comprising,

4in combination, a stationary base or support, a lamp housing fixed to said support, a motor mounted on said support, a combined motion picture camera and projecting apparatus illuminated from said lamp housing and detachably supported externally of the lamp housing for movement relatively to said lamp housing to change the angle of picture projection, and a flexible drive oonnecting said motor with said combined motion picture camera and projecting apparatus in order to drive the latter when it isl used as a projector. n 9. Motion picture equipment comprising, m combination, a relatively stationar lamp lamp housing, a lamp house Ventilating fan driven by said motor, a combined motion picture camera and Aprojecting apparatusillaminated from and detachably mounted externally of the lamp housing or movement relatively to said lamp housing, and a flexible drive connecting said motor with said combined motion picture camera and projecting apparatus inrorder to drive the latter when it is used as a projector.

l0. Motion picture equipment comprising, in combination, a relatively stationary lamp housing having an optical illumination system, a motor in said lamp housing, a combined motion picture camera and projecting apparatus having an optical projection system the axis of which intersects the axis of the optical illumination system, said combined apparatus being mounted on said lamp housing externally thereof and movable about the axis of said optical illumination system, means for adjusting said combined motion picture camera and projecting a paratus about said axis to chan e the angle of picture projection, and@g flexible drive con- ,telenet necting said motor with said combined motion picture camera and projecting apparatus in order to drive the latter,

ll. Motion picture equipment comprising, in combination, a relatively stationary lamp housing having a condenser lens system and a mounting therefor, a motor in said lamp housing, a Ventilating fan attached to the shaft ot said motor, a combined motion picture camera and projecting apparatus having an optical projection system the axis ol which intersects the anis ot the condenser lens system, and which is illuminated by light projected through said condenser lens system, said combined apparatus being detachably mounted on said condenser lens mounting, means for tiltably adjusting said combined apparatus about said mounting to change the angle of picture projection, and a flexible drive connecting said motor vvith said combined apparatus in order to drive the latter when it is used as a projectoro l2. Motion picture equipment comprising, in combination, a base, a lamp housing hired to said base, a motor in said lamp housing, a combined motion picture camera and projecting apparatus illuminated from said lamp housmg and detachably mounted on said lamp housing, and oscillatably movable thereon vvith respect to the o tical anis of the lamp housing for adjusting the angle ot picture projection, and a dexible drive connecting said motor with said combined motion plcture camera and projecting apparatus in order to drive the latter vvhen it is used as a projector, said lexible drive being removably attachable to said combined apparatus.

13. Motion picture `equipment comprising, in combination, a relatively heavy stationary support, a motor mounted on said support, a relatively light and portable comined motion picture camera and projecting apparatus detachably mounted on said support and oscillatably movable thereon to change the an le of picture projection, said apparatus inc uding a projecting lens system, a. camera lens system, shutter and film moving mechanism, and means to drive the apparatus for camera use, and a flexible drive connecting said motor with said combined motion picture camera and projecting apparatus in order to drive the later for projector use, said flexible drive being removably attachable to said combined apparatus.

14. Motion picture equipment comprising,

in combination, a relatively heavy stationary support, a motor mounted on said support, a relatively light and portable combined motion picture camera and projecting apparatus detachably mounted on said support :lor

movement to change the angle of picture projection, said combined apparatus including a projection lens system, a camera lens system, shutter and iilm moving mechanism, and means to drive the apparatus tor camera use, and a flexible 4drive element connecting said motor vvith said combined motion picture camera and projecting apparatus in order to drive the latter `When it is used as a projector, said ilexible drive element having one end removably atta-chable to said combined apparatus, said end having a clutch device adapted to be readily' coupled to or decoupled from the aforesaid mechanism of said apparatus.

l5. Motion picture equipment comprising, in combination, a relatively heavy stationary base or support, a lamp housing mounted on said support, an optical illumination system carried by said lamp housing, a motor mounted Within and near the base of said support, a combined motion picture camera and projecting apparatus detachably supported by said support and includin an optical projection illuminated by the abresaid illumination system, and shutter and iilm moving mechanism, mechanical drive mechanism interconnecting the motor and the combined camera and projecting apparatus in order to drive the latter, said mechanism being removably attachable to said combined apparatus.

16. Motion picture equipment comprising, in combination, a relatively heavy stationary base or support, a lamp housing mounte on said support, an optical illumination system carried by said lamp housing, a motor mounted vvithin and near the base of said support, a ventilating fan driven by said motor for cooling the `lamp housing, a combined'motion 4picture cameraand projecting apparatus detachably supported by said support and including an optical projection system illuminated illumination system, and shutter and lilm moving mechanism, mechanical drive mechanism interconnecting the motor and the combined camera and projecting apparatus in order to drive the latter, said mechanism being removably attachable to said combined apparatus. j Y FREEMAN H. OWENS.

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